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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1900
Page
8
A local real estate firm cautions buyers to ensure title clarity before purchase and offers to drive clients to any city property, emphasizing they will not sell unless the title is clear and protecting buyers from hidden costs.
State Superintendent B A Carleton presents a detailed 1899 annual report praising progress in Montana schools while urging reforms. It notes 678 districts, 58,682 census children, 17,117 enrollment, and 1,126 teachers employed. The report highlights library growth, school-house values, free text books, and financial allocations, yet calls for higher teacher salaries, debt controls, and a thorough revision of school laws to sustain rural and district education improvements.
Olaf Anderson, recently discharged from the pest house, was fined 20 dollars after being found drunk on Main Street and terrorizing pedestrians with a revolver. The pest house dispute sparked a fight between William Howard and John Johnson, both fined 10 dollars for creating a disturbance. Other locals faced penalties for minor offenses including vandalism, vagrancy, and late-hour drinking.
A republican mass meeting will be held in the Auditorium on Friday evening January 19 at 8 o clock by the Republicans of Silver Bow county to form a republican club. All Republicans are invited to attend. Malcolm Gillis, Chairman Republican Central Com. J. F. Davies, Secretary.
The popular Bostonians company returns to the Grand for four nights with a strong sale of seats signaling a crowded house. They remain the nation’s leading light opera troupe, aided by favorites Barnabee MacDonald Frothingham Bartlett and new additions promising greater success this season.
A feature segment announces a cohort of young performers led by a chorus of 60 and an orchestra under BL Studley. Names include Henry Claden, W H MacDonald, Helen Hertram, Marcia Van Drosser, George Frothingham, and others. Williamson Corsets advertised with tiered pricing. Misa SM. Johnson at 131 W roadway.
The State School of Mines presidency remains unsettled as the board seeks the best candidate with available funds. Ex governor Richards leads the board with George Moulthrop as secretary, and the group plans to survey the campus with Architect Donovan. Dixon hired as watchman at 3 dollars daily.
A local ad warns residents that a cold wave is coming and urges ordering Kemmerer coal. It claims Kemmerer coal is growing in popularity in Butte for its lasting quality, and provides J. Monroe & Co. at 42 East Broadway with phone 638 for orders.
In Abilene Kansas a printer recalls running a tiny weekly with only a postmaster as neighbor, profiting from mining boom legal notices. He and the postmaster kept the post office thriving as miners fled Telluride, leaving a town empty but for them, until government salary shifts and bursts of activity forced change.
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